Essek moves to sit up, and Ryo reaches out to help-
And stops before touching him, pulling back slowly. He's...not reacting well to being touched. That's why Ryo asked for his hand. He can't fix this just yet - it is killing him to pull away, to leave his hand on the ground and wait for Essek to make the next move, but he doesn't have another choice if he wants to actually help.
But Essek finally does make that move, and Ryo takes his hand gently and reaches out with his magic, connecting his life to Essek's and checking him over for injury. He comes up empty - there's even the tiny jolt as his magic redoubles back on itself, a pop of metaphysical static electricity - and he drops the connection. He opens his fingers but doesn't move his hand from under Essek's - maybe he'll stay, maybe he won't, but either way it'll be Essek's choice. "You're not injured," he says, for all that helps. Essek was still terrified, grief-stricken, unable to breathe, in agony-
And in a world of illusions, where everything seemed real by default.
"What did you see?" The question is quiet; he almost doesn't expect an answer, and if it sets Essek off, he'll do what he can to calm his fellow Voidtrecker. It seems Essek can barely sit up, let alone stand, Ryo isn't strong enough to carry Essek himself, and he's definitely not leaving Essek alone like this, so for now, they're stuck out here.
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And stops before touching him, pulling back slowly. He's...not reacting well to being touched. That's why Ryo asked for his hand. He can't fix this just yet - it is killing him to pull away, to leave his hand on the ground and wait for Essek to make the next move, but he doesn't have another choice if he wants to actually help.
But Essek finally does make that move, and Ryo takes his hand gently and reaches out with his magic, connecting his life to Essek's and checking him over for injury. He comes up empty - there's even the tiny jolt as his magic redoubles back on itself, a pop of metaphysical static electricity - and he drops the connection. He opens his fingers but doesn't move his hand from under Essek's - maybe he'll stay, maybe he won't, but either way it'll be Essek's choice. "You're not injured," he says, for all that helps. Essek was still terrified, grief-stricken, unable to breathe, in agony-
And in a world of illusions, where everything seemed real by default.
"What did you see?" The question is quiet; he almost doesn't expect an answer, and if it sets Essek off, he'll do what he can to calm his fellow Voidtrecker. It seems Essek can barely sit up, let alone stand, Ryo isn't strong enough to carry Essek himself, and he's definitely not leaving Essek alone like this, so for now, they're stuck out here.